28 Jan 1941
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1941
Page
1
The piece argues the British have assets exchangeable for dollars and suggests the US could back a government agency to buy those assets and liquidate over time to free Britain from a dollar shortage. It notes German daylight raids on London, Willkie’s London visit, and the wartime power politics framing.
In Cedar Rapids at the Sam E Naugle grocery 700 Seventh Street SE two Negro men Har old Gibbs 20 of Richmond Missouri and John A Curtis 22 of Kansas City robbed the store after striking Naugle. Curtis led police to the weapon and both men admitted participation. Curtis and Gibbs claimed the money came from a craps game as detectives sought witnesses.
A reader laments a clash between a thirty-two year old woman living with her widow mother over clothing choices and requests frank guidance. The columnist warns parents over controlling love, urges a candid talk or humor, and notes similar pressures on sons that disrupt adult choices including marriage and church, urging parents to let grown children make their own decisions.
Cedar Rapids endures cloud cover and subfreezing temperatures as crews deploy 125 extra workers to re plow major arteries and treat sidewalks. Road conditions vary with packed snow on some routes while highways north and toward St Louis show more ice and snow. City lines continue plowing residential streets and preparing to spread sand and cinders.
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt told Yale freshmen that the President could take over Ford Motor Co tomorrow if an emergency arose. The remark drew applause during a forum on Youths Duty Toward Democracy. Details on Ford were not expanded as she answered how opposition to defense might affect labor.
Anthony Giza twenty five of five hundred Sixteenth Avenue SE was wounded in the leg when his brother Walter accidentally discharged a shotgun as they prepared to hunt. The charge lodged in the back of his left leg and he was treated and released from St. Luke's hospital.
Washington report says President Roosevelt, previously sidelined by a slight cold, felt well Tuesday with no fever. The White House released the health update as he rest and recovers.
Wendell Willkie experienced his first air raid in London during a long daytime attack by German raiders. He toured the bombed city without his usual helmet or gas mask, met with wartime leaders including Attlee and Hinsley, and visited St Pauls cathedral to view damage described as outrageous. He also met Montagu Norman at the Bank of England and toured Westminster.
MADISON Ind AP The government halted a 10 million army ordnance proving ground land purchase as an investigation into real estate agents and abstractors commissions and fees began. Norman Littell said six and a half percent commissions and up to 820 per abstract are excessive while ordinary midwest rates are two to three percent and 35 dollars per abstract.
Reports from Athens say Greek forces opened a coastal offensive aimed at the port of Valona, while Italian counter-offensives stalled. Greek units reportedly advanced north of Chimara as Albanian coast bombardments by Italian ships struck Pikernion monastery.
Washington reports a surprise German proposal to release about 450000 political and racial refugees for direct passage to the United States. Trains would move refugees to Lisbon for shipment on United States Line vessels. Germany would release 500 at a time to U S visas. Costs include gold payments and rail fares. three obstacles delay acceptance: fear of spies, quota limits, and managing large numbers.
DES MOINES Iowa senate approves a 60 percent tax assessment bill for the third time in a week with a 44 to 1 vote. Senator Robert Munger of Sioux City votes no while Senator George Hill of Clarion leads corrections to eliminate errors before passage.
The 21,833 ton Empress of Australia was torpedoed and shelled 290 miles off West Africa. A London declaration ten hours later said she was safe in port for security reasons. The liner carried King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939 and has reportedly been used as a troopship for Africa-bound forces.
In Cedar Rapids the town announced new quotas for draft boards with an east side two man group led by Godfrey Pechar and John M Severson to depart February 5 and a west side trio including Frank Shimek Wesles Dvorak and Richard Wise to depart February 6.
Rev. Winslow Wilson of Austin Minnesota was sentenced in a federal court to one year and one day in prison after pleading guilty to refusing to register under the selective service act He stated as a Christian he cannot take part in war or preparation for war and rejected an offer of reconsideration if he chooses to register
Harlan Crandall a suspended civil service commission clerk and Lawrence L Haynes a mailing list service operator were jailed in default of 1000 bail each on a formal charge of taking records from the civil service commission Both pled not guilty The FBI filed the formal complaint and urged strict custody until grand jury deliberation outcome.
Tokyo reports Japan plans to shield its silk trade from an American boycott by reallocating mulberry land to food crops and using silk and cocoon fibers for home needs, as disclosed on Tuesday.
A Caproni two engine Italian bomber landed at Zagreb airport Saturday evening due to bad weather. The crew were interned temporarily in a hotel for safety and quarantine until further arrangements.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that billions in lease loan spending will require raising America's debt limit beyond 65 billion dollars. He said Britain Greece and China cannot continue the fight without swift congressional action and noted Britain has exhausted dollars for war orders. He added Britain’s wartime debt to the U S could be charged off mentally. Morgenthau discussed plant capacity and credit needs to permit Britain to order 2 000 planes as French and British plants risk idle status after April without US orders. The House Foreign Affairs Committee prepared to amend and vote on the bill with Republicans and Democrats signaling broad support.
Verne Marshall of Cedar Rapids, chairman of the No Foreign War Committee, will broadcast an address from radio station WHO in Des Moines at 6 15 p m today. His subject will be Another 1776.
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